Environmental Factors and Type 1 Diabetes

Environmental Factors before the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study

Objective: The role of environmental factors in the development of type1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is inconclusive. This study aimed to investigate the associations between selected environmental factors and T1D. Materials and Methods: This group matched case-control study included diabetic and healthy subjects younger than 19 years old in 2017. Cases were diabetic subjects diagnosed before the ...

Environmental Factors and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Age Group

Environmental risk factors for type 1 diabetes in Rome and province.

BACKGROUND In subjects genetically susceptible to type 1 diabetes, exposure to environmental factors during the gestational period, the neonatal period, and the first years of life is thought to play an important role in triggering the immune process leading to beta cell destruction. AIMS To investigate risk factors for inhabitants of continental Italy. METHODS A case-control study of 150 t...

A1 beta-casein milk protein and other environmental pre-disposing factors for type 1 diabetes

Globally type 1 diabetes incidence is increasing. It is widely accepted that the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes is influenced by environmental factors in people with specific human leukocyte antigen haplotypes. We propose that a complex interplay between dietary triggers, permissive gut factors and potentially other influencing factors underpins disease progression. We present evidence that...

Association between environmental factors and risk of type 1 diabetes - a case-control study.

INTRODUCTION While many studies support the theory that environmental factors play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), controversy exists as to the contribution of any individual factor. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the associations of T1DM with several environmental factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case-control study was conducted on chil...